On
the left: The cable car from
Blauherd to
Rothorn carries
up to 150 people. Rothorn has the most scenic views of the whole area.
If there is enough snow the valleywards slopes down to Zermatt are the
most interesting ones. The difference in altitude is 1500 m.
If the weather conditions are poor and the temperature is significantly
above 0 °C, the slopes at the top of Rothorn are
passable
though. In the morning they may be very hard, but the difficulties
vary.
The slope
Downhill is short but very fastidious whereas
beginners
prefer the
Kumme.
*
Furthermore there are two cross country slopes called
Chamois
and
Marmotte, too stony, however, if the snow is bad. They
reunion
with the normal slopes at
Tuftern. All in all you can't get
lost
on the way to
Patrullarve.
There you have to decide whether to run down to Zermatt (Sunnegga) or
relift
up to Blauherd. The valleywards slopes from Stockhorn to Zermatt are
among
the most beautiful slopes I've ever seen.
*
Skiing down on the other side leads you back to Blauherd
or down to Gant where you turn towards
Gornergrat
or
Stockhorn. Though beeing wide and never steep at first the
slope
Fluhalp (see foto) turns into a very small way along the
moraine
of the Glacier
Findel. If the slope is icy it becomes rather
difficult
even to the experienced snowborder. After all, this slope is the only
one
that takes you most directly to the great, adventurous slopes of
Stockhorn.
*
Easter 2000, saturday noon, a
band is playing
at the
Rothorn restaurant.
This place has become our favourite
even
on stormy days when we have to sit on the inside. Today is the last
sunny
Easter day. Sunday, the
Tiftji Bumps have to be canceled
because
of the stormy weather. One of the cabins of the cabin lift from
Sunnegga
to Blauherd is knocked out of the slide and transport stopps for hours.
On
the left: The cable car from Blauherd to Rothorn carries
up to 150 people. Rothorn has the most scenic views of the whole area.
If there is enough snow the valleywards slopes down to Zermatt are the
most interesting ones. The difference in altitude is 1500 m.
If the weather conditions are poor and the temperature is significantly
above 0 °C, the slopes at the top of Rothorn are
passable
though. In the morning they may be very hard, but the difficulties
vary.
The slope Downhill is short but very fastidious whereas
beginners
prefer the Kumme.
*
*
This place has become our favourite
even
on stormy days when we have to sit on the inside. Today is the last
sunny
Easter day. Sunday, the Tiftji Bumps have to be canceled
because
of the stormy weather. One of the cabins of the cabin lift from
Sunnegga
to Blauherd is knocked out of the slide and transport stopps for hours.
